The December WASDE was unsurprisingly unsurprising. USDA literally changed nothing in the U.S. 2018/19 soybean balance sheet and made only modest adjustments to the U.S. corn and wheat tables. Consequently, the markets had a muted reaction to the report, but corn and soybeans finished higher while wheat fell to modest losses. Following are a few tables that highlight the major changes in this month’s WASDE:
Wall Street is higher as traders are either encouraged by signs of progress between D.C. and Beijing regarding the trade war, or have simply gotten tired of selling stocks (though we expect algos seldom get “tired”). Regardless, the Dow is up 146 points while the S&P 500 is up 0.7 percent. The VIX is caut...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
